Hub for removable wheels.



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St. Paul, in the county 'of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful 'lmprovements in Hubs for Rewhich the following is lMy'iliventionfrelates to improvements in hubs for removable'wheels of motor vehicles landtshe like, 'its object being particularly to provide 'improved mechanism for locking the wheelg. to the hub.

'llozths end the invention consists in the4 construction, combination, andarran-gement vof, parts hereinafterdescribed and claimed.;

' Figurelgis a vertical section through the- 'hub and supported spoke supporting meme ber of the wheel; Fig. 2 is an elevation ofy a` locking sleeve; and 4Figa' and l arcsec. tional views oflockingv nuts forming part.

of the invention. s l

Referring. to the drawings, 4A represents the 'axle upon which is mounted thehub 2 of ordinaryconstruction. separated from' the axleby the ordinary ball 'bearing 3:1' Illhe hub 2. at its vinner end The hub 2 is carries an` outwardly extending jange With the exception of'the flange 4 the hub 2 maybe made of any well known construcl B represents the; 'cylindrical spoke.. sup porting member of the wheel. -The spoke supporting member B -at its inner end vis 4.0 u space beutvifeenl the-hub 2 vand spoke support-1. -ingl member B, as shown in Fig. 1, the sleeve.

4formed with a downwardly extending bear-` ing portion 17 having jaw clutch connection Siwith the'ange 4.-'. rlhe memberB at its outer l"end is formed with a beveled portion 9.- e v 'l A cylindricalsleeve C tits withinA the at vits inner end beinggformed'with a wedge Z-s'haped portion l1() to wedge between the 5&5

.Ba andthe outer .end of the .Cylinder being:

hub'` and bearing portion 7 of the member *formed lwith a beveled faceI 11 .to bear end of the member B.

ALBERT Ri Bnl-anun, a citizen of the United States, residing at nonna-novanta wnnnns.

specifica/ cion of Letters Patent l patented 5pm@ MM5* w`Applicatie'ineaingest 1,1914. semaine. 854,490. I

leaving a space 15 between the nut and locking cylinder C. A second nut 16 fits within l'lhe thread of the nut 13 is opposite to that of the nut 16.

'In use the wheel .is placed upon the hub,

the cylinder -C shoved into position, and the nuts 13 and 16 screwed into position. The nut 13 being formed with a right hand thread and the nut 16 with a left hand thread, and the two nuts being jammed together will be kept from turning. As will be apparent the nut 16 will have to be enh tirely loosened before the nut 13 can., Another function of the nuts is to take up the wear of the sleeve C. By reason of the space 15 between the nuts 13 and the cylinder C an inward screwing will loosen the cylinder C when it is desired to remove the wheel. l claim as my invention: 1. In combination .with the spoke supporting member of a wheel, a hub removably supporting the same, the spoke supporting member being cutI away upon its inner face to form a rim at one end resting upon the hub and an opening between said memberl and hub extending to the outer face of the member, a sleevefitted in said opening and having inclined bearing surfaces at both'its inner and outer .ends bearing against the adjacent portion of the rim, and a pair ofcoperating securing nuts interposed be-v tween the outer endso'f said sleeve and hub and having screw 4threaded engagement therewith.

l2. ln combination with'the spoke supportf ing member of a removable wheel, a` supporting hub therefor, said spoke supporting member being cut away upon its inner face to form an opening around the hub with the inner end ofl the member in contact with the hub 4and being formed at the inner end of said opening with an inclined face and with an inclined face at the outer end of thev opening, a sleevefitted in said opening and formed with inclinedfaces bearing'- against theinclined faces of said spoke member, and means for securing said sleeve in position.

3. 'ln combination vwith the spoke supporting memberoffa removable wheel, avv supporting 'hub therefor, said spoke 'supporti-ng memberbeing cut awayupon its. inner'face-to form an opening around the hub with theinner-.lend of.v the member in .contactfwith the hub" and bei-ng formed at the-inner'end-'of saidopening wthfan 1n- Q i l 1,134,361

clned face end Wili an inclined face at the l' firs-t.' mit and liaing screw cnnccfion with outer end of the opening, a sleeve fitted. the hub, said nuts being,r Oppositly thredd. v'10 said opening andformedyvith inclined Intestimo'n Wher'ecf I'aifix'mysignature faces bearingagainst the inclined faces of yin presence-o tv vo zwitnesses.. said'spoke member, means for securing said l ALBERT R. BEHNKEL sleeve in position, said means'compr'ising a' Witnesses mit having .Screw connection with said H, S.-JoHNsoN', sleeve, and 'a Asecond nut fitted Within said H-LISWANSON 

